Comment on I've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter.
actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 1 week agoCorrect.
If I were in the middle of being mauled by wild dogs, a gun would not be very useful because I would already be getting mauled by the dogs.
Most importantly: I would not put myself into a situation in which wild dogs would maul me. Wild dogs don’t simply show up out of nowhere and start attacking.
rmrf@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
So usually you’d shoot the dog as it’s coming to attack you. A benefit of a gun is that it’s a ranged weapon.
How would pepper spray be more useful than a gun? As someone that’s been charged by an animal on a hike, the noise (which doesn’t require effective aim like pepper spray) is enough by itself.
They do, actually, that’s how pack animals hunt from the perspective of prey.